Toy



Dec. 17, 1935. F. L. LINDSTROM 2,024,590

I V TOY Filed Dec. 29, 1934 FZQS.

IN VEN TOR.

Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFIQE TOY Frank L.Lindstrom, Bridgeport, Conn.

Application December 29, 1934, Serial No. 759,746

5 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toys and hasparticular relation to small toy vehicles such as automobiles.

An object of the invention is to provide a very 5 small motor drivent'oy vehicle which is of neat and attractive appearance and which may bemanufactured. at low cost.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following de- 1 tailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the inventionis shown. However, it will be understood that the invention is notlimited to the details disclosed but includes rall such'variations andmodifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claims.

Inthe drawing: a

Fig. 1' is atop plan. view of the complete toy;

20' Fig. 2.is aside elevationalview of the same;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the top of the Fig. 411m similar view ofthe body of the toy;

Fig; 5-is a perspective view of the radiator and 25 headlight portion ofthe toy;.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the chassis frame? 7 Figs; '7 and 8 aredetail views showing the mounting of the front axle; V

30 Fig. 9 is. a sectional view taken substantiall along the-plane of theline 9-9 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional view through.

the clock-work or motor and showing; the mounting thereof; 7 i

The. present invention relates particularly to theproviding of: verysmall wheeled toys or toy vehicles of inexpensive construction withspring motors whereby the toys may be wound by hand and then when placedon the floor or a table or 40 the like will propel themselves. The toyvehicles of the present invention are for the most part of the actual:size shown in Figs. 1 through 9 in the drawing and the present inventiondeals particularly with such small toys motorized and constructed tosell at a very low price preferably in the neighborhood often centseach. 7

Referring in detail to the drawing, the toy vehicle is made upsubstantially entirely of sheet metal andin'cludes a chassis frame Hmounted 50 on front and: rear pairs of wheels !3 and I4 respectively; Onsuch frame is a one piece: sheet metal body and hood member l5. havingsecured thereto a. one piece sheet metal top Iii and a one piece. sheetmetal. radiator and headlightpart' I1.

55: The. chassisaframe. H is made: up. from. a'single piece ofsheetmetal lanced and bent or formed to provide the front fenders I8,the rear fenders l9, an intermediate body supporting portion 20 and across bar 2! connecting the rear fenders and disposed on the rear endportion 22 of the 5 intermediate portion 20. Before a piece of sheetmetal is blanked out to provide the chassis frame II the cross bar 2!comprises one end portion of said piece of sheet metal and a portionthereof inwardly of said end portion is removedand when 10 the rearfenders I9 are bent up the cross bar 2| is drawn inwardly and disposedover the portion 2% of the body supporting portion 25 of the frame Whenthe fenders l8 and 19 are bent up steps or running board portions 23 maybe provided. In its rear portion, portion is provided with an elongatedopening'24 extending longitudinally of the chassis frame and having its'rear edge provided with an inwardly extending lug 25. Ad- 20 jacent itsside edges and toward its forward end portion 20 of the chassis frame isprovided with a pair of perforations or slots Ziiand intermediate theends of the frame there are perforations or slots 21 and the rear endportion of the 25 frame is provided with a slot 28.

The body member [5 includes a rear or body portion per se designated 29and a forwardly projecting hood portion 30. This body member may 'beclosed at its rear as at 3| but is open at its 30 under side and-at itsfront end as more particularly shown in Fig. 4. At its lower edgesadjacent its front end the body member 15 carries a pair oflugs 32 topass through the openings 26 in the chassis frame, when the body memberis assem- 35.

bled on the chassis, and then clinched as shown best in Fig. 7.Intermediate its ends the body member is provided with lugs 33 to bepassed through and clinched at the under sides of the openings 21 of theframe H and at its rear end the body member carries a lug 34 to bepassed through the opening 28 in the rear end portion of the chassisframe and then turned or clinched as most'clearly shown in Fig. 10. Whenthe body member is on the frame H the lower rear edge of the body memberoverlies the cross bar 2! as shown best in Figs. 1 and 10 and the lug 3dof the body member passes'through a notch or opening 35 in said crossbar and it will therefore be apparent that when the lug 3% is clinchedor bent 'into place as in Fig. 10 the lower edge of the rear portion ofvthe body member will be clamped against the cross bar and the latterwill be clamped against the rear end portion 22 of the frame H. V g V KClosely adjacent the lugs 32 the body member I5, in its lower edges, isprovided with aligned slots 35 and when mounting the body member on thechassis frame the axle 31 of the front wheels I3 is disposed on theupper side of and adjacent the forward end of the intermediate bodysupporting portion 25 of the chassis frame and extends across the sameto dispose the wheels I3 under the fenders I8. As the body member isapplied to the frame I! the front axle 31 is accommodated in the notches66 in the lower edges of the body and as such edges of the body aredrawn against the upper surface of the chassis frame portion 20 it willbe apparent that the axle is confined by the notches 36 and cannotbecome separated from the rest of the vehicle. In its lower edgesadjacent its rear end the member I may be notched as at 36 and thesenotches are of such size as to clear the axle for the rear wheels I4 butit is noted that such axle forms a shaft of a spring motor later to bedescribed and need not be confined by the body.

The radiator part ii is formed in one piece of sheet metal and includesa forward or front portion 39 carrying rearwardly extending sides 46each of which is equipped with a lug 4|. Also the front portion 39 maycarry disc-like lugs 42 representing headlights. In its sides adjacentits forward end the hood portion 36 of the member I5 is provided withopenings or slots 43 and the part I! is assembled on said hoo'd portionin such manner that the sides 46 embrace the sides of the hood and thelugs 4| are passed through the slots or perforations 43 and then bentover or clinched to secure the part in place.

Body member I5 is open at its upper side as at 44 but about said openingis provided with an inwardly directed flange 45. In its upper side thebody is provided with openings or perforations 46 spaced apart as may bedesired and the top I6 for thebody comprises a shallow sheet metalmember open at its under side and provided with lugs 41 extending fromits lower edges. 'When the top is assembled on the body the lugs 41 arepassed through the openings 46 and are then bent or clinched against theflat inner surface of the flange 45 securely attaching the top to thebody and drawing the lower edges of the top against the upper surface ofthe flange 45.

A motor 48 is provided to propel the toy and such motor includes a frame49 in which the motor parts are mounted and the motor frame is mountedby the chassis frame I I. In its rear wall 50 the motor frame isprovided with an opening 5| and to mount the motor its frame isintroduced partly into the elongated opening 24 in the chassis framewith the opening 5| in the rear wall of the motor frame receiving theforwardly projecting lug 25 of the chassis frame. Forwardly of theelongated opening 24 the chassis frame is provided with a slot orperforation 52 and the forward wall 53 of the motor frame is providedwith a forwardly extending portion 54 resting on the upper surface ofchassis frame portion 20 to the rear of the slot 52 and this forwardlyextending portion 54 carries a lug 55 passed through the slot 52 andclinched as in Fig. 10. With this construction it will be apparent thatthe motor frame is prevented from,

moving forwardly to disengage itself from the lug 25 and that the motoris therefore securely mounted. Additionally, the motor frame laterallymay fit reasonably snug in the elongated opening 24 of the chassis framewhereby any tendency of the motor frame to rock is prevented.

The motor includes a winding shaft 56 extending through a wall of themotor frame and through an opening 51 in the side wall of the bodymember I5 and at its outer end this shaft may be bent to provide awindingkey 58. A 5 spring 59 has its inner end secured to the winding Ishaft 56 and has its outer end secured to the motor frame as at 66. Onthe winding shaft and turnable therewith is a pawl member 6| includingspring arms 62 and also on the shaft but turnable relative thereto is arelatively large gear 63 having a number of spaced openings 64therethrough. With the construction described and shown in Fig. 10 itwill be apparent that the shaft and the pawl 6I may be turned in aclockwise direction to wind the spring 59 without imparting turningmovement to the gear 63. However, when the spring has been wound up andstarts to unwind it will turn the shaft 56 in a counterclock-wisedirection and one or more of the spring arms 62 of the pawl 6I willengage in one or more of the openings or holes 64 in the gear 63 so thatsaid gear will move wtih the pawl and will be driven by the spring.

The gear 63 meshes with and drives a small gear 65 on a shaft 56 and onsuch shaft is a large gear 61 meshing with and driving a small gear 68on the shaft 69 which shaft is also the axle to which the rear Wheels I4are secured. On the axle 69 is a large gear I5 driving a small gear IIon a shaft I2 with a large gear I3 and which large gear I3 is in meshwith a small gear or pinion 14. It will be apparent that the spring isgeared down to the axle and that the reduction gearing beyond the axleis to slow the latter down so that when the motor has been wound and thevehicle is placed upon a surface the rear wheels will be driven at aslow speed so that the vehicle will be propelled along'such surface.

The motor may be easily and quickly mounted and its mounting isinexpensive. Because of the particular motor mounting used some of thegears extend below the lower surface of the frame I I and to partlycover such gears a shallow tray or pan I5 is disposed at the under sideof the chassis frame in position coveringthe opening 24 therethrough andenclosing the lower portion of the motor. This tray may be secured inplace in any suitable manner as by means of lugs I6 and the tray may beprovided with an opening 11 through which the tip ends of the teeth ofthe larger gears may extend. With this construction the tray may be keptshallow and yet perform the desired functions. The reduction gearingfollowing and driven by the rear or driving axle of the vehiclefunctions as a governing or braking means.

With the described construction toy vehicles as automobiles may be madevery attractive in appearance and at low cost. The various parts may bemade from lithograph sheet metal so that no painting is required afterthe parts are formed or after the complete device is assembled. Further,the different parts may be of different colors or the same part may havedifferently colored portions and if desired the front or radiator partmay be plated. The toy made as disclosed is of neat and attractiveappearance and will not easily become deranged and so will have longlife.

Having thus set forth the nature of my in- 70 vention, what I claim is:

1. A chassis frame for a toy vehicle comprising a one piece sheet metalmember including an intermediate body mounting portion, front and rearfenders integral with said portion, a cross bar integral with andextending between the outer ends of said rear fenders, and said crossbar disposed against the rear portion of said intermediate portion andbracing the same and said rear fenders.

2. In a toy vehicle, a chassis frame comprising a one piece sheet metalmember including an intermediate body mounting portion, front and rearfenders integral with said portion, a cross bar integral with andextending between the outer ends of said rear fenders, said cross bardisposed against the rear portion of said intermediate portion andbracing the same and said rear fenders, wheels mounting said frame, abody on said intermediate portion of the frame and including a portionoverlying and against said cross bar, and a lug passing through the rearportion of said intermediate portion and clinched and clamping the bodyportion against the cross bar and clamping the latter against theintermediate portion.

3. In atoy vehicle, a chassis, a hollow sheet metal body onsaid'chassis, said chassis including a frame comprising a flat sheetmetal member having an elongated opening adjacent the rear axle andextending longitudinally of the frame, a lug extending inwardly from therear edge of said opening, a spring motor of which one shaft is the rearaxle of said chassis, said motor including a frame partially enteringsaid elongated opening and havinga perforation receiving said lug andhaving its rear wall against the rear edge of said elongated opening, aperforation in said chassis frame forwardly of said elongated opening,andsaid motor frame including a lug passed through said last perforationand clinched.

4. In a toy vehicle, a chassis, a hollow sheet metal body on saidchassis, said chassis includ- 5 ing a frame comprising a flat sheetmetal member having an elongated opening adjacent the rear axle andextending longitudinally of the frame, a lug extending inwardly from therear edge of said opening, a spring motor of which one shaft is the rearaxle of said chassis-said motor including a frame partially enteringsaid elongated opening and having a perforation receiving said lug andhaving its rear wall against the rear edge of said elongated opening, aperforation in said chassis frame forwardly of said elongated opening,said motor frame including a lug passed through said last perforationand clinched, and a shallow'tray disposed at the under side of saidchassis frame and secured thereto and spanning said elongated opening.

5. In a toy vehicle, a chassis having an upper surface portion, a bodyhaving aligned notches through its lower edges, means securing said bodyto the chassis with the lower edges of the body against said surfaceportion of the chassis whereby the latter closes the lower edges of saidnotches, and an axle extending across and disposed on said surfaceportion and extending through said notches whereby the axle is heldagainst downward movement out of said notches by the chassis and is heldagainst upward movement away from the chassis by the body.

FRANK L.-LINDSTROM.

